Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ प्रव्रज्यायोगः ।
जातः पञ्चचतुर्वियच्चरवरैः केन्द्रत्रिकोणस्थितै\-
रेकस्थैर्बलिभिः प्रधानबलवत्खेटास्रमस्थो भवेत् ।
आदित्यासितजीवशुक्रधरणीपुत्रेन्दुताराहुतै\-
र्वानप्रस्थविवासभिक्षुचरकाः शाक्त्यो गुरुर्जीवकः
IAST Transliteration
atha pravrajyāyogaḥ |
jātaḥ pañcacaturviyaccaravaraiḥ kendratrikoṇasthitai\-
rekasthairbalibhiḥ pradhānabalavatkheṭāsramastho bhavet |
ādityāsitajīvaśukradharaṇīputrendutārāhutai\-
rvānaprasthavivāsabhikṣucarakāḥ śāktyo gururjīvakaḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English
If at a birth, 4 or 5 planets possessed of strength occupy together a Kendra or a Trikona, the person born will attain the stage of life indicated by the strongest of the planets. According as the Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, the Moon or Mercury possesses greatest strength will the person concerned become a Vanaprastha (forest dweller), a Vivasa (naked ascetic), a Bhikshu (mendicant with a staff), a Charaka (wandering mendicant), a Sakya (Buddhist ascetic), a Guru (celebrated teacher), or a Jivika (one who earns a livelihood).
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